11. Question

11. Staff members who _____ attending the trade fair next month can receive a discount on airline tickets.

(A) will

(B) will be

(C) are going to

(D) have been

Question 12 of 20

12. Question

12. _____ none of us had been to this city before, Mr. Schuster drove us to the event.

(A) As

(B) Thus

(C) However

(D) Even though

Question 13 of 20

13. Question

13. The university is asking for funding _____ its four lecture halls and two sports fields.

(A) on modernizing

(B) by modernizing

(C) to modernize

(D) for modernization

Question 14 of 20

14. Question

14. The Copper Cuisine is on the other side of town and _____ near our place, so we’d better take the subway instead of walking there.

(A) everywhere

(B) somewhere

(C) anywhere

(D) nowhere

Question 15 of 20

15. Question

Questions 15-17 refer to the following announcement.

Gemini Microsystems announced on Monday that its chief operating officer, Debra Calloway, would succeed Reginald Hewitt as the business’s chief executive officer in January. Ms. Calloway will be the first female leader in its history. Gemini is _____ manufacturer of electronics in the nation.

15. (A) big

(B) bigger

(C) the bigger

(D) the biggest

Question 16 of 20

16. Question

This is an industry that has generally been dominated by men, making Ms. Calloway’s appointment especially _____ .

16. (A) note

(B) notable

(C) notably

(D) notify

Question 17 of 20

17. Question

Mr. Hewitt, who will retire from Gemini when Ms. Calloway takes over his post next year, _____ at the firm for 40 years.

17. (A) works

(B) worked

(C) had worked

(D) has been working

Question 18 of 20

18. Question

Questions 18-20 refer to the following article.

The profits for Nature’s Brews more than doubled in the third quarter over those of the same period last year. Surprisingly, the company attributed this to reduced raw material costs, rather than improved sales from the launch of its premium product line and several new stores. The teahouse chain’s quarterly earnings of $13.1 million contrast with $6.4 million a year ago. The business has earned $32.5 million in total profits so far this year, compared with $21.8 million the year before.

18. How do third quarter profits for the current year compare with those of the previous year?